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Post by floorshow on Oct 3, 2018 10:21:12 GMT
Where are the Americans when you need them? Noisily eating 'chips'?
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Post by galinda on Oct 3, 2018 13:06:52 GMT
When I saw Little Shop of Horrors, on our row we had a drunk family (parents and grown up daughter I believe) chatting, drinking, eating, and even at one point smoking!
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Post by tysilio2 on Oct 3, 2018 13:33:50 GMT
When I saw Little Shop of Horrors, on our row we had a drunk family (parents and grown up daughter I believe) chatting, drinking, eating, and even at one point smoking! Sounds like you were actually in an episode of Shameless!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 3, 2018 16:47:00 GMT
"for those at the back it looks like your playing with yourself"
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Post by raider80 on Oct 3, 2018 17:53:06 GMT
To change the subject just for a second.
Today in America, the first ever Presidental emergency address will be sent to everyone's phone at 2:18pm, 18 minutes after the Wednesday matinees start. So most of the shows audiences phone will go off at every show.
And that is why you turn off your phone when the show starts.
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 3, 2018 18:43:25 GMT
To change the subject just for a second. Today in America, the first ever Presidental emergency address will be sent to everyone's phone at 2:18pm, 18 minutes after the Wednesday matinees start. So most of the shows audiences phone will go off at every show. And that is why you turn off your phone when the show starts. A friend of mine turned their phone off deliberately, and the alert turned it back on. So that could be quite disruptive!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2018 18:44:50 GMT
To change the subject just for a second. Today in America, the first ever Presidental emergency address will be sent to everyone's phone at 2:18pm, 18 minutes after the Wednesday matinees start. So most of the shows audiences phone will go off at every show. And that is why you turn off your phone when the show starts. Thank God Patti LuPone is in London.
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 3, 2018 18:52:48 GMT
To change the subject just for a second. Today in America, the first ever Presidental emergency address will be sent to everyone's phone at 2:18pm, 18 minutes after the Wednesday matinees start. So most of the shows audiences phone will go off at every show. And that is why you turn off your phone when the show starts. It's 2:52 right now, so I'm guessing in 20-30 minutes we're going to hear the first reports at intermission of what went on at 2:18. Unless people are tweeting during the show, which NEVER happens...
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 3, 2018 19:42:54 GMT
(Frozen's matinee was at 1, not 2, like the others.)
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Post by lynette on Oct 3, 2018 21:57:07 GMT
What is a presidential emergency address? And what if you don’t have a phone? Is it when there is imminent nuclear attack in which case I would be quite happy to be in a theatre when it all kicks off. What happens in U.K. ?
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 3, 2018 22:07:35 GMT
What is a presidential emergency address? And what if you don’t have a phone? Is it when there is imminent nuclear attack in which case I would be quite happy to be in a theatre when it all kicks off. What happens in U.K. ? They're testing a new function of an emergency alert system that was created during the Cold War. More info here: I grew up in the '80s and remember seeing these tests on TV and the radio. Only rarely would there be a "real" news alert after, and in California it was usually an earthquake or flood.
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Post by raider80 on Oct 4, 2018 1:33:01 GMT
I heard that most shows were proactive in their pre-show announcements and told most of the audience to turn off their phone specifically for the alert and not to distract from the show.
Growing up in Texas in the (late 80s-90s) the alert had to be tested once a week and during the spring it would go off about once a week for about a month because of tornado activity.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 6:56:25 GMT
You know it's a strange world when you weigh up the choice between knowing when a nuclear apocalypse is happening vs getting a text from Donald Trump and decide that you'd rather take your chances with the nuclear attack.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 14:00:36 GMT
Just waiting for some idiot in the Company audience to annoy Patti LuPone.
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 4, 2018 14:05:32 GMT
You know it's a strange world when you weigh up the choice between knowing when a nuclear apocalypse is happening vs getting a text from Donald Trump and decide that you'd rather take your chances with the nuclear attack. Technically it's an alert from FEMA. It doesn't behave or look like a text.
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Post by The Matthew on Oct 4, 2018 15:29:16 GMT
Technically it's an alert from FEMA. It doesn't behave or look like a text. Which is fitting, because Trump doesn't behave or look like a president. (Or a human.)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 4, 2018 15:35:48 GMT
Just waiting for some idiot in the Company audience to annoy Patti LuPone. I switched my ringer off and went into airplane mode which is my normal thing. Then I totally wimped out and switched the whole thing off. Then I checked twice to make sure it was really off. Good job because in the announcement Patti said “I mean ALL THE WAY off!” Phew.
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Post by emilytemple on Oct 5, 2018 10:34:22 GMT
eating, drinking and squeezing cans and taking photos/or turn on lamp to find something in bag during Harry Potter and the Cursed child play. Ladies behind me conversation during Play as well . Daughter explained to her mother's some scene and what would happen next! Man next to me silenced them. I worked. but in the end part one they did it again. although their comment about a certain scene that" HP has changed into Hunger Games or something " prop and please use some perfume. man next to me. smelled of sweat and cats. with combinations of wine and sweets which he eating during break just oh. In Part 2 was better so maybe he realise it as well
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 11:11:55 GMT
Anyone else ever had the odour of a rock concert - BO and booze.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Oct 6, 2018 10:55:02 GMT
One of my mates was at press night of James Graham’s latest at Wilton, and apparently some old woman went up and thwapped him on the head with her programme in the foyer afterwards.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 6, 2018 13:23:33 GMT
One of my mates was at press night of James Graham’s latest at Wilton, and apparently some old woman went up and thwapped him on the head with her programme in the foyer afterwards. Did she say why? I'm going for it was his mum and he was late in for tea
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Post by lynette on Oct 6, 2018 13:52:21 GMT
One of my mates was at press night of James Graham’s latest at Wilton, and apparently some old woman went up and thwapped him on the head with her programme in the foyer afterwards. Did she say why? I'm going for it was his mum and he was late in for tea Was it affection? I’ve been known to thwack for that! Or a telling off kind of thwack. Could be arrested for assault. Or was it a nutter? Need to know. Going next week.
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Post by emsworthian on Oct 6, 2018 14:02:37 GMT
Thwapped who? Your mate or James Graham?
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Oct 6, 2018 23:53:33 GMT
Smacked James. I don't know who she was but apparently he jumped back and some girl jumped between them.
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Post by kimbahorel on Oct 7, 2018 16:22:11 GMT
Can everyone see this by the way, it's just when I post I can't see it so hoping most of you do.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Oct 7, 2018 21:29:06 GMT
Frozen on Broadway last week, a man behind me fell asleep and started snoring!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 0:28:32 GMT
Never known so many latecomers as there were for an Evening with Stacey Dooley at B'ham Town Hall tonight. Show clearly stated 7.30pm start but at least 50 people came in late in dribs and drabs!
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Post by learfan on Oct 10, 2018 6:06:27 GMT
What is a presidential emergency address? And what if you don’t have a phone? Is it when there is imminent nuclear attack in which case I would be quite happy to be in a theatre when it all kicks off. What happens in U.K. ? 1,who doesn't have a phone and 2,because its the UK there will be men in hi vis tabards blowing whistles.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 7:49:04 GMT
Filing this one under 'funny bad behaviour' or 'when what could be considered bad behaviour elsewhere adds to the show'
At Skin a Cat last night in the very small The Other Room (47 seats, feels like a cupboard) it's a very sexually graphic/descriptive show. We've so far had every word for both male and female anatomy you can think of (including the C word). But then, but then the actor on stage uses the phrase 'gash' and not to describe a nasty cut. Girl to my right instinctively made the noise we were all thinking in that scene, just as the rest of it went quiet. The audience joined in with appreciative laughter because we ALL wanted to make that noise.
See sometimes someone making the 'wrong' noise instead of sitting there quietly really helps the show.
Not related to that I also enjoyed when the one actor forgot what part he was playing and did the wrong accent for a bit.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Oct 11, 2018 0:15:25 GMT
Some fangirl heckled John Simm in the middle of his scene at tonight's Pinter Gala.
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